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 | 2nd BOMB WING- Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The bombs descending symbolize the wing's mission and also denotes the number of squadrons within the wing at the time of its organization. The five sections of the upper section of the shield indicate the five World War I campaigns in which the unit participated and the fleur-de-lis represents France where these battles were fought. Motto: libertatem defendimus (defenders of liberty.) |
 | 5th BOMB WING - The eventful history of the 5th Bomb Wing started almost with the beginning of military aviation. The emblem of the 5th Bomb Wing was symbolic of that period. The wing's original unit was the 2nd group (observation) at Luke Field, Hawaii, 15 august 1919. The winged death's head and the green and black shield represented the military mission - warfare. The series of lobes down the center represented clouds, completing the theme of war in the clouds. The motto "kiai o ka lewa" was a hawaiian expression meaning "guardians of the upper realms". It was an ancient expression once used by hawaiian warriors as a battle cry and refers to two birds, "kiwaha" and "halulu" which in mythology were regarded as birds of state or guardians of the realm. Altogether, the emblem represented the heraldic statement that the unit was formed at Luke Field as a member of the original air service with the purpose of waging war in the clouds to guard the nation. Motto: "guardians of the upper realms". |
 | 28th BOMB WING - Significance: Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The emblem reflects the wing's predecessor World War II unit, the 28th Bombardment Group. The partition line symbolizes clouds and denotes the wing's area of operation within the Air Force's global reach mission. Attached below the shield is a white scroll edged with a narrow yellow border and inscribed "28th BOMB WING" in blue letters. Motto: guardians of the north. |
 | 65th AIRBASE WING - Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and excellence required of Air Force personnel. The unit is located in the Azores. Red and green are from the Portuguese flag. Blue and white are the official colors of the Azores. The saltire symbolizes Lajes Field as the "crossroads of the Atlantic". The eagle signifies the air mission at Lajes and its position over the globe (emblem of the military airlift command) denotes military strength as a deterrence to aggression. The four stars symbolize the missions supported by the unit--military airlift command, tactical air command, strategic air command and communications. The three stars represent the other functions supported by the Air Force at Lajes field--Army, Navy, and Third Nations. |
 | 377th AIRBASE WING - Significance: Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and excellence required of Air Force personnel. The tricolor band suggests the colors of the flag of the United States and reflects the patriotism of the wing's personnel. The flight symbol issuing from the globe denotes the worldwide capabilities of the unit in support of combat engagements. The tiger's face symbolizes the wing's aggressive spirit and reflects its heritage as one of the first units to perform in Vietnam. Motto: serving freedom's finest. |
 | 509th BOMB WING - The significance of the 509th bomb wing's emblem is rich in tradition. The shield is like a family coat of arms and uses symbols to tell its story. Each symbol on the shield represents some part of the past. First, the Air Force wings represent the branch of service but the wings are not in the familiar out-stretched position. When the ancient Greeks approached a stranger, they raised their arms with the palms outward to show they were carrying no weapons-a sign of peace. The 509th obtained special permission to display the wings in this configuration to show that it, too, comes in peace. Next, the words "defensor-vindex," (translated: defender-avenger) means that its mission was, and still is, to protect and retaliate for any infringement on that peace. The atomic cloud burst represents two things: the fact that the 509th dropped the only two atomic bombs ever in wartime, and that it still uses atomic power as a deterrent to war and defender of peace. Finally, the eldest son symbol shows that the wing is the oldest atomic-trained military unit in the world. |
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